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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 囊中羞涩

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
囊中羞涩 náng zhōng xiū sè - to be embarrassingly short of money

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 48,297 45,660 31,370

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
náng- sack
- purse
- pocket (for money)
zhōng- (bound form) China; Chinese
- surname Zhong
zhōng- within; among; in
- middle; center
- while (doing sth); during
- (dialect) OK; all right
zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
xiū- shy
- ashamed
- shame
- bashful
- variant of 饈|馐[xiu1]
- delicacies
- astringent
- tart
- acerbity
- unsmooth
- rough (surface)
- hard to understand
- obscure
- old variant of 澀|涩[se4]

Other Words Containing 囊中羞涩

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
囊中羞涩 - - 48,297 45,660 31,370